breastfeeding-challenges

The first time I sat down with my oncologist, he gave me bad news: The cancer was very rare. It was highly aggressive. My only chance of survival was a year long clinical trial of experimental chemotherapy, and weeks of radiation. I was prepared for this

We recently asked the Mothering community to share kids’ books that depict breastfeeding and were thrilled by the response. We could not include all of the wonderful suggestions here, but we have pulled out the top 25 most highly recommended with some comments from those

Fifteen years ago I became a mother for the first time, and my breastfeeding journey began. Through the birth of five children, and with a few little breaks between babies, I have now actually breastfed for twelve years. And now this journey seems to

There seems to be almost constant drama in the online community concerning nursing-in-public, covering, Facebook rules and deleted pictures, disgruntled Target employees and offended nursing mothers asked to leave. In response there is outrage, well-shared nursing pictures of various degrees of toplessness, boycotts and

Dare I say it? Birthing naturally gives you a head start on the breastfeeding relationship. There, I said it. Feels good to get it out of my system. Are there home birthing moms who never are able to successfully breastfeed? Of course. Are

There are so many different mothers and children and so many different situations and lifestyles and choices and preferences that it is quite difficult to make any generalities about mothering. What might be right for one wealthy mother with a host of nannies in Beverly

Not everyone knows this about me: I’m still nursing my boy. He turned three over the summer. I’m not embarrassed by this fact. In fact, I take a page from my son’s book and don’t really see it as a big deal. It’s

It’s National Breastfeeding Month and this year is bittersweet for me. I began breastfeeding my first child 7 years ago. Three children and 66 months of successful breastfeeding later, I am approaching the close of one of the most significant chapters of

A few days before World Breastfeeding Week began Mothering launched our “Blog About Breastfeeding” event to encourage moms to share their breastfeeding stories with the world. We know how important it is for nursing moms to have the support and

Hello everyone! I am excited to share some of my experiences as a full-term breastfeeding single mother, and to let you know about an amazing opportunity to be part of a breastfeeding revolution video summit! During my pregnancy I read quite a lot about